If the Buddha Came to Thanksgiving with a Trumper
Rachel Bitecofer offered the “Pivot and Attack” strategy When there’s a Trumper at Thanksgiving. Then an enlightened friend of mine pointed out that this combative approach would “humiliate him and make him even more entrenched in his anger, resentment and general assholery. A food fight accomplishes nothing — just bad karma all around.” That made … Read more
Community Reinvestment Act – Let’s Make it Work
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was passed in 1977 under President Jimmy Carter to end racially discriminatory practices in real estate and lending including redlining that was outlawed by the 1968 Fair Housing Act. Unfortunately, the practices prohibited by both federal laws are still occurring. After 25 years, the CRA rules have been updated. With the … Read more
When there’s a Trumper at Thanksgiving
Columnist Rachel Bitecofer offers a strategic approach for dealing with “Uncle Bob,” the Trumper at the Thanksgiving table. It’s called “Pivot and Attack” and is sure to make the MAGAs the turkey at your holiday table. It’s a way to beat the Republicans with their own tactics. Note from Rachael: “Pivot and attack doesn’t come … Read more
National and Arizona Reaction to the Pause between Israel and Hamas
Yesterday, after a series of marathon negotiations over the last month that had numerous intermissions, Israel and Hamas concluded a four-day pause in the fighting that includes the release of 50 of the 230 hostages the terrorist group, during its unprovoked attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, kidnapped including young children, one of them … Read more
Why Parents of Private School and Home School Students are Really Thankful for the ESA Program This Thanksgiving
Last October, the Blog for Arizona and other news outlets, especially ABC 15 News, reported on some of the questionable expenses of Empowerment Scholarship Account (E.S.A.) recipients (70,000 as of now with $665 million spent according to the JBLC) that met the approval of the Department of Education. Among these approved expenses were: Last week, … Read more
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on Rising Anti-Semitic Incidents: “Hatred has No Place in Our State”
While attending an emergency meeting of the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board earlier today (November 21, 2023) State Attorney General Kris Mayes condemned recent hate crimes including Anti-Semitic ones, saying “hatred has no place in our state.” In her comments, the Attorney General, after calling for this emergency meeting, relayed that it was necessary to … Read more
The Most Common Weapon in Mass Shootings is the AR-15: Brave AZ Congressional Candidates O’Callaghan and Smith Speak Out
According to reporting from Forbes Magazine, there have been 565 mass shootings so far in 2023 with a forecast that the year will end with 700 of these senseless, and in many cases, preventable tragedies. A major reason for the astounding loss of life during these events is the ability of mentally unstable or racist/fringe … Read more
